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Dell PowerEdge R210 II vs Dell PowerEdge T710

100specifications compared
49differ
51identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- PowerEdge R210 II:Intel® Xeon® E3 Family
- PowerEdge T710:Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence
Processor model
- PowerEdge R210 II:E3-1230
- PowerEdge T710:E5620
Processor frequency
- PowerEdge R210 II:3.2 GHz
- PowerEdge T710:2.4 GHz
Processor boost frequency
- PowerEdge R210 II:3.6 GHz
- PowerEdge T710:2.66 GHz
Processor cache
- PowerEdge R210 II:8 MB
- PowerEdge T710:12 MB
Motherboard chipset
- PowerEdge R210 II:Intel® C202
- PowerEdge T710:Intel® 5520
Memory channels supported by processor
- PowerEdge R210 II:Dual
- PowerEdge T710:Triple
System bus rate
- PowerEdge R210 II:5 GT/s
- PowerEdge T710:5.86 GT/s

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Comparison of PowerEdge R210 II, PowerEdge T710
116 specifications	A Dell PowerEdge R210 II View product	B Dell PowerEdge T710 View product
Processor24 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Xeon® E3 Family	Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence
Processor modelDiffers	E3-1230	E5620
Processor frequencyDiffers	3.2 GHz	2.4 GHz
Processor boost frequencyDiffers	3.6 GHz	2.66 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	8 MB	12 MB
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® C202	Intel® 5520
Memory channels supported by processorDiffers	Dual	Triple
System bus rateDiffers	5 GT/s	5.86 GT/s
Bus typeDiffers	DMI	QPI
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	32	18
Embedded options availableDiffers	No	Yes
Maximum internal memory supported by processorDiffers	32 GB	288 GB
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesKnown for one	20	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Differs	21 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers	1066,1333 MHz	800,1066 MHz
Memory types supported by processorDiffers	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3 800/1066
Processor codeDiffers	SR00H	SLBV4
Processor codenameDiffers	Sandy Bridge	Westmere EP
Processor package sizeDiffers	37.5 x 37.5 mm	42.5 X 45 mm
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Xeon E3-1200	Intel Xeon 5600 Series
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	Socket B (LGA 1366)
SteppingDiffers	D2	B1
Supported instruction setsDiffers	AVX, SSE4.1, SSE4.2	SSE4.2
TcaseDiffers	69.1 °C	77.6 °C
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesDiffers	Yes	No
Number of QPI linksKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40 bit
Memory4 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	6 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Differs	4 x 2 GB	3 x 2 GB
Memory slotsDiffers	4x DIMM	18x DIMM
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	192 GB
Storage7 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	292 GB	300 GB
Number of HDDs installedDiffers	2	1
HDD capacityDiffers	146 GB	300 GB
HDD speedDiffers	10000 RPM	15000 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
Number of HDDs supportedDiffers	4	6
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD-RW	DVD-ROM
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	16 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Broadcom BCM5716	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	4
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	8
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Rack	Tower (5U)
Software1 differ
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows Small Business Server 2011 Windows Small Business Server 2008 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Foundation SP1 Windows Server 2008 SP2, x86/x64 (x64 includes Hyper-V) Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, x64 (includes Hyper-V v2) Windows HPC Server 2008 Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Red Hat Ente	Windows Small Business Server 2011 Windows Small Business Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 SP2, x86/x64 (x64 includes Hyper-V) Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, x64 (includes Hyper-V v2) Windows HPC Server 2008 Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processor special features5 differ
CPU configuration (max)Differs	1	2
Intel Fast Memory AccessDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Flex Memory AccessDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Identity Protection Technology versionKnown for one	1.00	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Identity Protection Technology (Intel® IPT)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	2.0	1.0
Processor ARK IDDiffers	52271	47925
Power1 differ
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power supplyDiffers	250 W	1100 W
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	434 mm	217.9 mm
DepthDiffers	394.3 mm	731.8 mm
HeightDiffers	42.4 mm	466.3 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	35.3 kg
Other features1 differ
Graphics cardDiffers	G200eW	G200
I/O portsKnown for one	eSATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ENERGY STAR

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